The Royal Rumble show witnessed many exciting events, which we review below:
Cody Rhodes wins the Royal Rumble match and earns the right to compete for one of the world titles at WrestleMania 39
The fight began with a confrontation between participant No. 1, the Intercontinental Champion Gunter, and participant No. 2 Sheamus, and the match witnessed many surprises, most notably the elimination of participant No. 12 Brock Lesnar by Bobby Lashley following only two minutes and 28 seconds, in addition to the participation of WWE Hall of Fame member Booker T, who was eliminated by Gunter following Only 42 seconds and the return of Edge, who pounced on The Judgment Day team to eliminate both Finn Balor and Damien Priest before being eliminated by Finn Balor himself with the help of Dominic Mysterio. The match also saw the surprise return of social media superstar Logan Paul, who managed to eliminate Seth “Frickin'” Rollins before being eliminated by Cody Rhodes. In the end, the competition was limited to the first to participate in the match, Gunter, and the last to participate, Cody Rhodes, who managed to eliminate the general of the ring to achieve the dream and win the Royal Rumble match for the first time in his career.
Bray Wyatt defeated The Night Knight in a Mountain Dew Peach Black match
In his first match following returning to WWE, Bray Wyatt was able to defeat L.E.Nite in the first-ever Mountain Dew Beach Black match, following knocking him down by Sister Abigail. After the fight, White continued to chase Knight, who tried to attack his opponent with a Kendo stick, but White knocked him down once more with a Mandible Claw blow. In the end, Uncle Howdy shows up and performs an amazing jump on the L.E.Nite and the whole place is on fire.
Raw Champion Bianca Blair defeated Alexa Bliss to retain her title
Bianca Blair defeated Alexa Bliss to retain the Raw Women’s Championship following knocking her out with a KOD knockout. After the fight, Uncle Howdy appeared on screen to mock Alexa Bliss, saying, “Do you feel responsible?”
Rhea Ripley wins the Royal Rumble match and earns the right to compete for one of the women’s titles at WrestleMania 39
The fight began with a confrontation between the first participant, Rhea Ripley, and the second participant, Liv Morgan. The match witnessed a number of surprises, most notably the return of Aska in a new form and the return of Chelsea Green, who only lasted five seconds in the ring following being eliminated by Rhea Ripley, in addition to the participation of Michelle McCall and the return of Nia Jax. To be the 30th participant in the fight. In the end, the competition was confined between the trio, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan and Aska, before Rhea Ripley managed to eliminate Asuka and then Liv Morgan to achieve the historic victory.
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns defeats Kevin Owens and retains his title, and Sami Zayn is brutally assaulted by The Bloodline following the match following turning on the family
The only WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, was able to retain his title following defeating Kevin Owens, who fought with all his might to win and end the dominance of the table top. After the fight, the rest of The Bloodline joined their leader in the ring to assault Owens, before Paul Heyman handcuffed him to the ropes and The Usos showered him with knockout kicks. Then came the defining moment in the history of The Bloodline when Roman Reigns was regarding to assault the completely surrendered Kevin Owens with the iron chair before Sami Zayn stopped him, which prompted Roman Reigns to give the chair to Sami Zayn and order him to attack his former close friend Kevin Owens himself. And while Sami Zayn was reluctant to implement the order, Reigns tried to provoke him and slapped him in the face more than once, so Sami Zayn only attacked Roman Reigns with the iron chair in a great shock that wrote the end of the honorary member with The Bloodline.
